Together Baton Rouge

Building trust and improving quality of life in Baton Rouge, LA. A broad-based organizing effort, strengthening the civic sector.

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

ALERT! The push to create the breakaway city of #StGeorge out of #EBR has NOT been honest about how much the cost of the new city will be - to the taxpayers who will actually live in the proposed new city. Their numbers just don't add up. #BetterTogether https://t.co/v6eBx3Vu4j

[Together Louisiana @Tog4LA]

The best part of waking up is ...

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

GOTV 2020 https://t.co/gAtHaMo1jc

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

Please RSVP: TBR July Luncheon, July 14, Noon, via Zoom https://t.co/5ATEyTDS5p

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

Good thread about the Moruzzi situation

[Together Louisiana @Tog4LA]

Shocking info about the chair of Baton Rouge's civil service board, which hears police disciplinary appeals. Remember as you read this: Robert Moruzzi isn’t appealing his firing. He is the CHAIR OF THE BOARD that hears those appeals. THREAD

https://t.co/ANGl5ReOdZ

[Together Louisiana @Tog4LA]

An event we're organizing is turning out to have something to say about what grassroots democracy can look like in an era of social distancing.

RSVPs just hit 1003 leaders from 310 faith & community orgs in 101 Louisiana cities.

Registration info here: https://t.co/6tbAA1aSnk

[Together Louisiana @Tog4LA]

Grass-roots organizations to hold 1000-person online event in push to give citizens a voice in recovery.

Delegations from 250 congregations, civic orgs & non-profits set to attend "Re-imagine Louisiana" May 26.

Register at https://t.co/8AjXFjZGzI

https://t.co/kK0Lu0qIwp

[Together Louisiana @Tog4LA]

What happened in the LA governor race? A vote bomb went off in the cities.

This map shows the change in turnout from primary to runoff for every precinct. Includes early vote at the precinct level.
https://t.co/yQxks4uzRs
@WinWithJMC
@JMilesColeman
@tegbridges @MarkBallardCnb

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

Confusion about St. George comes from promoters - The Advocate

#BetterTogether
https://t.co/HHYlR1t1OW

[Russel L. Honore' @ltgrusselhonore]

Council rejects Lafayette Parish industrial tax exemption request | Acadiana Home | https://t.co/s7QVYNLtDm @TogBR https://t.co/BeADoGYblZ

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

Download the new #ReverseRobinhood report here. 👇

https://t.co/F0tk55nMZl

The new Together Louisiana report introduces the #ReverseRobinhoodIndex, which shows - Parish by Parish - that ITEP reform can lower the property taxes for homeowners and small businesses. #lalege #itep

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

@samkarlin @theadvocateno @theadvocatebr @WBRZ @WAFB @shreveporttimes @NOLAnews @brbizreport @TheHayride @KNOE8 @thenewsstar @taxfoundation

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

.@Tog4LA report out today: #ReverseRobinhoodIndex shows the cost of the #ITEP rubberstamp regime on taxpayers and the potential tax savings for ppl & businesses if we reform ITEP and put the property back on the rolls. #KeepItLocal #TogetherLA #TogetherBR

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

@Debbie4ladist37 @JulieRosenzwei2 @MarkBallardCnb @JPMorrell @LouisianaGov @samkarlin Held over till next week. We'll keep you posted.

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

Want to know why Louisiana stays poor? Look at HB76 up for a vote on the LA's House floor today. It's is a lobbying campaign by a single company, Cameron LNG, to change Louisiana's constitution to evade paying $300M in taxes.
@MarkBallardCnb @JPMorrell @LouisianaGov @samkarlin

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

@JayJaymorris3 @WaltLeger @EdwardTedJames @MarkBallardCnb @samkarlin @tegbridges @RepKJackson @LouisianaGov @smithpath @Barry_Ivey @Nola_Hilf @JayJaymorris3, you were a voice of reason and independence on that bill -- with your voice as well as your vote.

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

Most bad legislation isn't the product of conspiracy. Then there's HB76 by Mark Abraham, which goes to the House floor for a vote today -- a lobbying drive by a single company to change Louisiana's constitution to evade paying $300M in taxes. #lalege THREAD

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

@JayJaymorris3 @WaltLeger @EdwardTedJames @MarkBallardCnb @samkarlin @tegbridges @RepKJackson @LouisianaGov @smithpath @Barry_Ivey @Nola_Hilf @JayJaymorris3, we agree on this. This discussion is about something much larger than lower or higher taxes. It's about whether policy is driven by narrow-special interests. When it is, especially w/ tax policy, it drives taxes UP on everyone (small businesses most of all).

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

This.👇

[Together Louisiana @Tog4LA]

Louisiana is the LeBron James of corporate tax avoidance. #lalege will vote today on whether to AMEND ITS CONSTITUTION to allow a single company @Cameron_LNG to evade $300M in annual property taxes. FOREVER.

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

This -- right here -- is why Louisiana stays poor. @WaltLeger, @EdwardTedJames @MarkBallardCnb, @samkarlin @tegbridges @RepKJackson @LouisianaGov @smithpath @JayJaymorris3 @Barry_Ivey @Nola_Hilf

[Together Baton Rouge @TogBR]

Cameron LNG is where Donald Trump spoke Monday. But before you make this partisan, note that majority of House DEMOCRATS voted for this in 2017.